[tom]

1) Install Maxwell on both computers
2) Run mxcl -server -p:low on both of them
3) Choose of the computers as your main workstation and run mxcl -manager -p:low
4) On the same computer, run mxcl -d -p:low and navigate to wetwork tab.
5) Click connect and see your 2 computers are automatically detected as servers (rendernodes) and ready to render.

[Maxer]

Tom what does the p:low do?

Also can you confirm that there is a bug in cooperative rendering that keeps the nodes from saving the merged MXI file to a network drive?

[sunmade]

where do I run this on MAC OS X:

"Run mxcl -server -p:low on both of them"

inside maxwell?
os x terminal?

Thank you !

[tom]

-p:low is for running the task in "below normal" priority. It's always useful running Maxwell with this argument if you need your operating system keeps responding to user interaction.

For cooperative problems, I can't confirm at the moment but we're taking care of your experiences and problems, possible bugs will be patched soon.

[Maxer]

thanks Tom

[tom]

where do I run this on MAC OS X:

"Run mxcl -server -p:low on both of them"

inside maxwell?
os x terminal?

Thank you !

OSX terminal

[thxraph]

Tom what does the p:low do?

Also can you confirm that there is a bug in cooperative rendering that keeps the nodes from saving the merged MXI file to a network drive?

just 2 questions

does your node has write acces to network drive, did you map it?
are you running any kind of firewall?...

[Maxer]

The nodes have full access to the network folder, but no there not mapped.

There is no fire wall running on any of these computers. Maxwell server is running with local machine access, but the folder it is dumping into is open to everyone.

[sunmade]

thanks tom.

But, when I type mxcl -server -p:low it says command not found.

Can you please be a bit more specific, seems it is easy to do...once one knows how

I'm on OS X on the Terminal.
Tried everything from "cd-ing" to other directories (maxwell folder in applications folder)

But still don't work. I seem to be missing something.

Thanks a lot for helping.

[jomaga]

when I type mxcl -server -p:low it says command not found.

try with: mxcl.exe -server -p:low

[sunmade]

ok, I found it now.

The path in OS X is
/Applications/Maxwell/maxwell.app/Contents/MacOS/

then type

mxcl -server -p:low

[sunmade]

same here.

and the maxwell apps (server and manager) go to "Application not responding"

[sunmade]

yes thanks a lot, rufuz

that did it.

But, did you manage to use either coop rendering or just plain net render?
what are your results?

cheers
chris

[naxos]

ok I just resolved....

in my net the problem was the sequence....

it works only starting exactly in this sequence...


1 > mxcl -manager
2 > mxcl -d (and connect to the manager... eventually in options erase the loopback ip 127.0.0.1)
3 > mxcl -server (in each node)

it works fine now!

same here...
strange because all Tom's advices are saying : servers first, then manager, then viewer...

[Ernesto]

when I start the manager it says many times "connection from computer in localhost refused"


Same happening here!

I would be VERY happy if the explanations would be more detailed!
Ernesto